Page 3: Historical Events In 1843

Jul 02   Samuel Hahnemann, German physician, dies at 88.   

Jul 05   Committee of 9 appointed to establish civil govt in Oregon Country   

Jul 05   Mandell Creighton, English bishop/historian.   

Jul 07   Camillo Golgi, Italy, physician, cytologist (Nobel 1906)   

Jul 09   Washington Allston, US painter/author, dies at 63.   

Jul 12   Mormon leader Joseph Smith say God OKs polygamy.   

Jul 16   Hubert MAJ van Asch van Wijck, politician, dies at 68.   

Jul 19   Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the inaugural ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and also becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.   

Aug 01   Robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926.   

Aug 04   Flor van Duyse, composer   

Aug 05   James Scott Skinner, composer   

Aug 08   Natal (in South Africa) is made a British colony.   

Aug 10   Jakob F Fries, German philosopher, dies.   

Aug 15   National black convention meets (Buffalo NY)   

Aug 25   inaugural Trans-Atlantic crossing by U.S. steam powered ship   

Aug 26   Charles Thurber patents a typewriter   

Aug 26   George August Lumbye, composer   

Aug 30   1st blacks participation in natl political convention (Liberty Party).   

Aug 30   The inaugural black participation in national political convention (Liberty Party).   

Aug 31   Liberty Party nominates James Birneyas presidential candidate   

Sep 03   Cornelis PJ Elout, military/pres of West Sumatra, dies at 47   

Sep 04   Charles Wentworth Dilke, English under minister of Foreign affairs.   

Sep 15   Willem F Mauritius HK, prince of Orange/son of king Willem III.   

Sep 21   David Emlyn Evans, composer   

Oct 01   News of the World began publication in London   

Oct 10   Karl Theodor Toeschi, composer, dies at 75   

Oct 13   B'nai B'rith founded (NY).   

Oct 13   B'nai B'rith founded in NY   

Oct 14   British arrest Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell for conspiracy.   

Oct 16   Sir William Rowan Hamilton comes up with the idea of quaternions, a non-commutative extension of complex numbers   

Oct 20   1st Chinese immigrant arrives in Suriname.   

Oct 20   Victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur   

Oct 21   Mark M Antokolski, Russian/French sculptor (Peter the Great)   

Oct 25   Gleb Uspensky, Russia, author (Power of the Soil)   

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Jan 01   Nikolay nikolayevich lodizhensky: Composer   

Jan 08   Frederick abberline: British police investigator   

Jan 08   John h. moffitt: American politician    

Jan 09   Christiaan a ulder: Curacao, composer (waltzes/tumbas)   

Jan 10   Frank james: American outlaw    

Jan 11   Charles yelverton o'connor: Irish-australian engineer    

Jan 20   Pierre-paul cambon: French diplomat (madrid, constantinople, london)   

Jan 23   Hans heinrich xiv hochberg: Composer   

Jan 04   Petronella moens: Frisian author/poetess,   

Jan 07   Franz schoberlechner: Composer,    

Jan 09   Caroline herschel: "1st lady of astronomy",   

Jan 11   Francis scott key: Composer (star spangled banner),    

Feb 15   Theodoros kolokotronis: Greek military figure (b. 1770)   

Mar 16   Anton r falck: Dutch minister of education/colonies,    

Mar 21   Guadalupe victoria: First president of mexico (b. 1786)   

Mar 27   Karl salomo zachariae von lingenthal: German jurist (b. 1769)